Sillamäe
A closed Soviet nuclear industry town that preserves its Stalinist architectural ensemble and a grand staircase leading to the sea, making it an open-air architecture museum.
After the Second World War, Sillamäe became a Soviet uranium processing base, and it was long erased from maps. The town was built to a unified plan. The town hall, culture palace and boulevards are all in Stalinist neoclassical style, and a grand staircase leads from the town centre down to the seafront promenade. The Peaceful Atom statue is the town's symbol. Today it is an ordinary port town, suitable for visitors interested in Soviet architecture to spend a half day strolling. It is about 25 km west of Narva, roughly 40 minutes by bus.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Sinimäed Hills
- Toila-Oru Park
- Narva-Jõesuu Beach
- Pühtitsa Convent
- Kreenholm Manufacture
- Narva Resurrection Cathedral
- Narva Art Gallery
- Narva Town Hall